Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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